Multi-Site Survey of Victims of Crime and Criminal Justice Professionals across Canada: Summary of Crown Attorney Respondents
TABLE 5: WHO SHOULD PROVIDE THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION TO VICTIMS?
The progress of the police investigation
| |
Victim Services (N=318) |
Crown Attorneys (N=188) |
Police (N=686) |
Advocacy Groups (N=47) |
| Crown Attorneys |
19% |
4% |
9% |
26% |
| Police |
81% |
85% |
90% |
68% |
| Victim services |
38% |
13% |
19% |
43% |
Outcomes of bail decisions
| |
Victim Services (N=318) |
Crown Attorneys (N=188) |
Police (N=686) |
Advocacy Groups (N=47) |
| Crown Attorneys |
52% |
34% |
58% |
64% |
| Police |
38% |
34% |
42% |
23% |
| Victim services |
47% |
51% |
23% |
40% |
Conditions of release
| |
Victim Services (N=318) |
Crown Attorneys (N=188) |
Police (N=686) |
Advocacy Groups (N=47) |
| Crown Attorneys |
48% |
34% |
51% |
62% |
| Police |
51% |
35% |
54% |
34% |
| Victim services |
48% |
51% |
23% |
36% |
Date and location of court proceedings
| |
Victim Services (N=318) |
Crown Attorneys (N=188) |
Police (N=686) |
Advocacy Groups (N=47) |
| Crown Attorneys |
50% |
36% |
47% |
57% |
| Police |
29% |
30% |
47% |
26% |
| Victim services |
61% |
50% |
28% |
45% |
Charges laid
| |
Victim Services (N=318) |
Crown Attorneys (N=188) |
Police (N=686) |
Advocacy Groups (N=47) |
| Crown Attorneys |
35% |
26% |
28% |
49% |
| Police |
70% |
60% |
79% |
66% |
| Victim services |
30% |
22% |
10% |
17% |
Charges dropped
| |
Victim Services (N=318) |
Crown Attorneys (N=188) |
Police (N=686) |
Advocacy Groups (N=47) |
| Crown Attorneys |
56% |
65% |
76% |
68% |
| Police |
50% |
27% |
35% |
38% |
| Victim services |
31% |
24% |
10% |
21% |
Victim impact statements
| |
Victim Services (N=318) |
Crown Attorneys (N=188) |
Police (N=686) |
Advocacy Groups (N=47) |
| Crown Attorneys |
37% |
28% |
35% |
60% |
| Police |
35% |
34% |
50% |
15% |
| Victim services |
82% |
67% |
46% |
72% |
Restitution
| |
Victim Services (N=318) |
Crown Attorneys (N=188) |
Police (N=686) |
Advocacy Groups (N=47) |
| Crown Attorneys |
42% |
36% |
63% |
66% |
| Police |
21% |
32% |
29% |
13% |
| Victim services |
62% |
48% |
28% |
51% |
The ultimate outcome of the case
| |
Victim Services (N=318) |
Crown Attorneys (N=188) |
Police (N=686) |
Advocacy Groups (N=47) |
| Crown Attorneys |
70% |
62% |
68% |
81% |
| Police |
25% |
29% |
42% |
11% |
| Victim Services |
51% |
37% |
18% |
45% |
The criminal justice process
| |
Victim Services (N=318) |
Crown Attorneys (N=188) |
Police (N=686) |
Advocacy Groups (N=47) |
| Crown Attorneys |
55% |
44% |
69% |
68% |
| Police |
30% |
20% |
33% |
21% |
| Victim services |
73% |
66% |
38% |
60% |
Alternative processes
| |
Victim Services (N=318) |
Crown Attorneys (N=188) |
Police (N=686) |
Advocacy Groups (N=47) |
| Crown Attorneys |
55% |
37% |
65% |
62% |
| Police |
26% |
30% |
35% |
23% |
| Victim services |
55% |
49% |
32% |
55% |
Rights of accused
| |
Victim Services (N=318) |
Crown Attorneys (N=188) |
Police (N=686) |
Advocacy Groups (N=47) |
| Crown Attorneys |
59% |
51% |
49% |
60% |
| Police |
47% |
19% |
53% |
40% |
| Victim services |
46% |
41% |
25% |
43% |
Victim services
| |
Victim Services (N=318) |
Crown Attorneys (N=188) |
Police (N=686) |
Advocacy Groups (N=47) |
| Crown Attorneys |
40% |
26% |
19% |
57% |
| Police |
64% |
43% |
68% |
53% |
| Victim services |
75% |
73% |
61% |
75% |
Other community support services
| |
Victim Services (N=318) |
Crown Attorneys (N=188) |
Police (N=686) |
Advocacy Groups (N=47) |
| Crown Attorneys |
31% |
17% |
16% |
36% |
| Police |
45% |
28% |
48% |
49% |
| Victim services |
87% |
84% |
74% |
79% |
Note: For each item in Table 5, respondents could provide more than one response; totals sum to more than 100%. Respondents who answered "other" or "don't know", or gave no response are not represented in Table 51.
